22 dead Somali clans’ hatred

TOPSHOTS A man bleeds out after he was attacked with machettes by people of Somali ethinicity on November 19, 2012 during inter-ethnic clashes in Nairobi’s Eastleigh suburb. Clashes broke out a day after a bomb exploded in a minibus, blamed on sympathisers of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents, killing seven people and leaving several wounded. A day after the blast, non-Somali Kenyans turned on Somalis and attacked their shops and stalls, accusing them of being responsible for the bomb. No one has claimed responsibility for the blast. AFP PHOTO / Tony KARUMBATONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images

From SAAD MUSE in Mogadishu, SomaliaMOGADISHU, (CAJ News) RENEWED clashes deeply rooted in regional and clan rivalries has left some 22 Somalians dead and thousands displaced.

The violence stems from the conflict between the Galmudug interim administration, that was established in 2015, and Puntland.

The town of Galkayo lies on the fault line of that conflict.

On October 7, 2016, forces from Puntland, which controls the north of the town, and Galmudug, which controls the south, clashed in the Garsoor area where a “green line” divides the two administrations.

The latest outbreak of fighting comes nearly a year after another face-off between the two regional forces.

Once again, civilians are paying a heavy price.

According to the United Nations, at least 75 000 people have fled, including those living in displacement camps.
A civil war that has raged for over 25 years has exacerbated the situation.
– CAJ News